SOKE ANSHU CHRISTA JACOBSON - IGA RYU DENSHO

 

Here, I am with a Densho from my private collection called the: Iga-ryu Kanpo Suikyo no Maki (伊賀流間法水鏡之卷). This manual has a strong focus on espionage, and translates out as the “Iga-ryu Water Mirror Tactics of Espionage.”

What is the Importance of Soke today?

 

SOKE ANSHU CHRISTA JACOBSON - TRUE POWER

 

True power is not found in the strength of the body alone, but in the refinement of the spirit. Through meditation and disciplined cultivation of one’s inner Ki, the practitioner learns to perceive the hidden currents that flow through all things. When the KI within is brought into harmony with the KI that exists beyond the self, barriers dissolve and influence expands.
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Those who understand this principle do not struggle against the world—they move with its unseen forces, bending circumstance, opportunity, and destiny to their advantage. The wise know that mastery of the invisible is often more potent than mastery of the visible, for the greatest victories are won long before the conflict is seen by others.
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- Soke Anshu

SOKE ANSHU CHRISTA JACOBSON - NINJUTSU SCROLLS

 

Here, I am sharing some of the scrolls of the Tomo-ryu with a few of my most dedicated students.
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As the 21st Soke of Tomo-ryu, I feel this is more than just historical importance, it is a responsibility. A Soke is not just an instructor, but a bridge between the past and the present. My master entrusted me with the preservation of the scrolls, densho and secrets of the ryuha.
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The Makimono and Densho of the Tomo Ryu are more than historical records. Within their writings contain the strategies, principles, and esoteric teachings preserved through generations of disciplined practitioners who understood that wisdom loses its value when given freely.
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Power belongs to those capable of wielding its responsibly, so too are the secrets of the tradition revealed only to those who have demonstrated unwavering loyalty, dedication, and perseverance.
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The scrolls do not merely teach technique; they transmit a legacy, connecting the student to the shadows of those who came before, ensuring that the deeper mysteries of the tradition remain protected from the curious and preserved for the committed.
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Tradition survives not through public recognition, but through the secret transmission from teacher to student. In this way, the lineage remains alive, not as a relic of the past, but as a weapon of wisdom carried forward by those fierce enough to walk through the door to train and carry on the tradition.
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- Soke Anshu

SOKE ANSHU CHRISTA JACOBSON - SILENCE

  

The ninja who trains in silence, gains a power that many will never understand.
- Soke Anshu

SOKE ANSHU CHRISTA JACOBSON - INTENTION

  

 

Train the art of stealth, until even your intentions are invisible. - Soke Anshu

SOKE ANSHU CHRISTA JACOBSON - CONTROL FEAR

  

The one who masters stealth, controls fear before fear ever reaches the battlefield.
- Soke Anshu

SOKE ANSHU CHRISTA JACOBSON - FOCUS

 

 What you consistently give your focus to, will slowly shape your reality, for the mind attracts what it feeds upon. - Soke Anshu

SOKE ANSHU CHRISTA JACOBSON - HAPPINESS

 

 

Happiness grows when your thoughts, actions, and intentions move in the same direction. The energy you create is the life you attract. - Soke Anshu

SOKE ANSHU CHRISTA JACOBSON - HEIHO HIDENSHO

 

Here, I am with a Densho from my private collection called the: Heiho Hidensho. The Heiho Hidensho (兵法秘伝書) is an authentic samurai manual written by Yamamoto Kansuke (1501 – 1561).

THE WAY OF THE NINJA: Tools, Mindset, History and Tradition

 

SOKE ANSHU CHRISTA JACOBSON - BANSENSHUKAI

 

 

BANSENSHUKAI (萬川集海)
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Here, I am with a Ninjutsu Densho from my private collection called the: Bansenshukai.
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The Bansenshukai (萬川集海) is an authentic ninjutsu manual written by Fujibayashi Yasutake in 1676. It is regarded as one of the three key historical texts of ninjutsu, along with the Shoninki and the Ninpiden. The Bansenshukai translates out as: “Ten Thousand Rivers Flow Together To Form An Ocean” and is regarded as the bible of ninjutsu.
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“You should embrace the old ways of the shinobi who served under ancient great generals, but remember not only to keep these ways but to adapt them, each dependent on the situation and the moment. Ignorant ninja are not aware of this principal but directly stick to ancient ways and do not even know the simplest of facts. It is folly to see something as unchangeable and stick to an old method without realizing that things keep changing and are in flux."
- Fujibayashi Yasutake; Bansenshukai (1676)

SOKE ANSHU CHRISTA JACOBSON - 28 MILLION!

 

28 MILLION views!
I’m truly humbled!
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Thank you to everyone around the world who has watched, trained, shared, and supported this ninjutsu journey. This art is more than techniques—its mindset, discipline and wisdom has passed through the generations.
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To my students, fellow practitioners, and silent supporters training in the shadows… this milestone belongs to you too.
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Since the start of my YouTube Channel in 2007, I’ve had 28 MILLION PEOPLE WATCH MY MARTIAL ARTS!!!… I’m truly blessed and I want all of you to know that there is more training, more depth and more truth to come...
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The journey continues.
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Keep walking the path (忍)
- Soke Anshu

SOKE ANSHU CHRISTA JACOBSON - KUJI

 

 

Rin Pyo Toh Sha Kai Jin Retsu Zai Zen
臨兵闘者皆陣列在前
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Ninpo teaches us to connect to the sacred elements and the power of the universe.

SOKE ANSHU CHRISTA JACOBSON - NINJA SCROLLS

 

SOKE ANSHU CHRISTA JACOBSON - AUTHENTIC NINJUTSU TRAINING

 

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SOKE ANSHU CHRISTA JACOBSON - NINPIDEN

 

NINPIDEN (忍秘伝)
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Here, I am with a Ninjutsu Densho from my private collection called the: Ninpiden. This is an official reproduction that was created from the original - which is located in the Iga Ninja Museum.
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The Ninpiden (忍秘伝) is an authentic ninjutsu manual written by Hattori Hanzo in 1560. It is regarded as one of the three key historical texts of ninjutsu, along with the Shoninki and the Bansenshukai. It was passed down in the Hattori family, and was considered a secret transmission; it was not shared with outsiders and even within the family, few had access to it.
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“When you go to another province on a secret mission, you may be inspected by the local people if they wonder who you are. Therefore, you need to disguise yourself when you go out so that you can move around and investigate without arousing suspicion about yourself.”
- Hattori Hanzo; Ninpiden (1560)

SOKE ANSHU CHRISTA JACOBSON - INVISIBILITY

 

Invisibility is not a trick of the eye… it is the mastery of perception, patience, and timing.

 - Soke Anshu | www.BudoRyuNinjutsu.com

SOKE ANSHU CHRISTA JACOBSON - SHONINKI

 

SHONINKI (正 忍 記)
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Here, I am with a Ninjutsu Densho from my private collection called the: Shoninki. This is an official reproduction that was created from the original - which is located in the State Library of Tokyo.
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The Shōninki (正 忍 記) is a medieval ninja document from Kishū province. It was written by Natori Masatake in 1681 and documents the espionage/ninjutsu strategies of the shinobi from Kishū.
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Together with the Bansenshukai and Ninpiden it is one of three major extant writings of the ninja that is researched today amoung historians and researchers.
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Shōninki is divided into Preface (Jo), and three scrolls (Shomaki, Chumaki, Gemaki).
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In the preface, the author discusses the different types of spies and the principles of espionage.
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The first densho addresses basic skills, such as disguise and concealment and information gathering. The second densho deals with defense against enemy spies, human nature, physiognomy, recognizing and eliciting the true intentions of people. The third densho is concerned with one's own emotional states as well as those of other people. 

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Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson - How To Train in Ninjutsu

 

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Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson - 27 Million Views!

 

27 MILLION views! 

I’m honestly humbled! 

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Thank you to everyone around the world who has watched, trained, shared, and supported this ninjutsu journey. This art is more than techniques—its mindset, discipline and wisdom has passed through the generations.

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To my students, fellow practitioners, and silent supporters training in the shadows… this milestone belongs to you too.

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Since the start of my YouTube Channel in 2007, I’ve had 27 MILLION PEOPLE WATCH MY MARTIAL ARTS!!!… I’m truly blessed and I want all of you to know that there is more training, more depth and more truth to come...

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The journey continues. 

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Keep walking the path (忍)

- Soke Anshu

Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson - Iga Ryu Ninjutsu Densho with Shuriken

 

IGA RYU NINJUTSU KAKUSHI NO MAKI

READ IN FULL! ... NINJA SHURIKEN

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Here, I am with a Ninjutsu Densho from my private collection called the: Iga-ryu Ninjutsu Kakushi no maki. This is an official reproduction that was created from the original - which is located in the Iga-Ryu Ninja Museum.

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This densho is said to be written in the 1500’s by Kawakami Hinokazu. This Densho does go by different names because of different translations. The other names attributed to this Densho are: Iga-ryu Ninjutsu Inka no maki as well as Iga-ryu Ninjutsu Kakurebi no Maki.

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The importance of this text in the ninjutsu community is that its significance lies in its inclusion of shuriken methodology, offering a counterpoint to the prevailing assertion that ninja using shuriken are largely a product of modern embellishment through media such as manga and anime. This false propaganda of ninja not using shuriken is simply not true and is not historically accurate.

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While major classical texts like the Bansenshukai (1676), Ninpiden (1560) and Shoninki (1681) make little or no explicit reference to shuriken as a formalized component of shinobi practice, the presence of such techniques in this lesser-known scroll suggests that regional variation and specialized methods did exist within the broader spectrum of historical ninjutsu.

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This Ninjutsu Densho does invites an understanding: that shuriken, while perhaps not a specific secret weapon to the ninja arsenal, were, in fact, a part of the tactical repertoire in certain ninja lineages during the late Sengoku period.

 

Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson

Headmisress of the Budo Ryu Kai

21st Soke of the Tomo-ryu tradition 

 

Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson - Law of Attraction

 

 

Your success is not chased, it is attracted. Raise your vibration high enough, and the opportunities meant for you will begin to appear. - Soke Anshu

Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson - Shuriken

 

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Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson - 95K on Facebook

 

I've just reached 95K followers on FACEBOOK! Thank you all for continuing support. I could never have made it without each one of you! 

Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson - Mokuso

 

 

Through Mokuso (Silent Contemplation), the ninja learns that silence is not emptiness, but a mental battlefield where one must conquer fear, doubt and insecurity. - Soke Anshu

Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson - 49th Birthday

 

Today’s My 49th Birthday!
So here is my first 49 year old Selfie!
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I just want to take a moment to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the birthday wishes. 
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Each message, comment, call, and kind word truly meant more to me than I can express. Life moves fast, and it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day — but being reminded of the incredible people in my life is one of the greatest gifts of all.
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I feel deeply grateful, blessed, and inspired stepping into this next year surrounded by such thoughtful friends, family, and supporters. Your encouragement and kindness do not go unnoticed.
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Thank you for taking the time to celebrate with me — it made my day incredibly special. 
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- Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson 

Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson - Fear

 

The ninja does not wait for fear to pass… he moves through it. - Soke Anshu

Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson - Kusari Fundo

 

Here, Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson is demonstrating kihon waza with the kusari fundo, at the Budo Ryu Kai Hombu Dojo.

Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson - 26 Million Views!

 

26 MILLION views! 
I’m honestly humbled! 
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Thank you to everyone around the world who has watched, trained, shared, and supported this ninjutsu journey. This art is more than techniques—its mindset, discipline and wisdom has passed through the generations.
.
To my students, fellow practitioners, and silent supporters training in the shadows… this milestone belongs to you too.
.
Since the start of my YouTube Channel in 2007, I’ve had 26 MILLION PEOPLE WATCH MY MARTIAL ARTS!!!… I’m truly blessed and I want all of you to know that there is more training, more depth and more truth to come...
.
The journey continues.
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Keep walking the path (忍)
- Soke Anshu 

 

 

Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson - Ninja Sword Training

 

Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson - The Way of the Ninja

 

To live by the way of the ninja, is to choose conscious living in a world that prefers sleep.
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It is the decision to sharpen the self when comfort would dull it, to move with intention when chaos pulls at the mind. The ninja does not seek conflict, power, or recognition; they seek clarity. Every step, breath, and silence becomes a mirror reflecting one question: Am I acting from fear, or from truth?
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The warrior’s path teaches that strength without discipline is noise, and discipline without compassion is emptiness. To walk this way is to accept hardship as a teacher, failure as refinement, and patience as a weapon sharper than any blade. The ninja learns to master the unseen battles first such as: ego, distraction and impulse - because victory in the outer world is meaningless if the inner world remains unconquered.
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To live as a ninja is to understand that invisibility is not hiding, but humility; that adaptability is not weakness, but wisdom; and that true power is the ability to act—or not act—in perfect alignment with the moment. The warrior lives awake, aware that life itself is the dojo, time is the opponent, and the self is both student and master.
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In this way, the path is not about fighting others, but about becoming someone who no longer needs to fight themselves.
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- Soke Anshu

Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson - Ninja Agility

 

21 PRINCIPLES OF THE DOKKODO - Miyamoto Musashi's Way of Walking Alone

 

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HOW TO MASTER THE WAY OF THE NINJA - Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson

 

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School of the Warrior Way

Authentic Ninjutsu & Samurai Bujutsu

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Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson - Confidence

 

Confidence lies not in being loved or feared, but in never being uncertain of one’s own position, regardless of circumstance. - Soke Anshu